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1. Psychology subjects and major study in psychology
2. Bachelor of Science (Honours)
3. Further Information
Subject Lists
Subject descriptions
100-level subjects

Psychology is concerned with the study of human behaviour and experience. People trained in psychology work in a wide variety of areas in health, education, industry, commerce, welfare and government.

Psychology has been a part of a tradition of academic excellence and research achievement at the University of Melbourne since the late 1800s. The Department of Psychology, formally established in 1946, is the single department in the School of Behavioural Science, and is part of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. It is one of the largest departments of psychology in Australia.

The Department of Psychology undergraduate program has been designed to incorporate students' needs of flexibility and choice in coursework areas and offers a broad range of subjects aimed at providing a thorough and extensive grounding in the discipline.

To be able to practise as a psychologist in Victoria, registration is required with the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria. To register with the board, an accredited four-year sequence in psychology followed by either two years of postgraduate training or supervised experience is required.

1. Psychology subjects and major study in psychology

For details on how to complete a major in psychology refer to Psychology as a major in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences section.

For subject details refer to Psychology in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences section.

2. Bachelor of Science (Honours)

For information about faculty and departmental entry requirements for honours, refer to

These requirements should be considered when planning your course.

3. Further Information

Department of Psychology
School of Behavioural Science
12th Floor, Redmond Barry Building
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 8344 6377
Fax: +61 3 9347 6618
Web: http://www.psych.unimelb.edu.au

Subject descriptions

The complete listing and description of psychology subjects, including 200-level and 300-level subjects, refer to Psychology in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences section.

100-level subjects

512-120 Introductory Experimental Psychology 1
512-121 Social, Develop. & Clinical Psychology 1